ADVANCE at UWF

Welcome to UWF Faculty ADVANCE
Enhancing a Supportive and Inclusive Culture for Recruiting, Retaining and Advancing Women Faculty in STEM

The University of West Florida (UWF) is working to build a program for adapting the best practices for Enhancing a Supportive and Inclusive Culture for Recruiting, Retaining, and Advancing Women Faculty in STEM--a university-wide, systemic, and sustainable approach for advancing faculty women in STEM fields, with special attention to women of color and leadership positions. UWF Faculty ADVANCE is supported by the National Science Foundation.

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Congratulations to our ADVANCE Scholars who received tenure and/or promotion!

More women than ever are obtaining Ph. D's in science, however women continue to be significantly underrepresented in almost all science and engineering academic positions.

The full participation of women in academic STEM careers is important given the pivotal roles that faculty members and administrative leadership have as intellectual, professional, personal, and organizational role models that shape the expectations of many prospective scientists and engineers.